5 1/2 Months

Mr. Obama has been President for almost six months now. As we approach that marker, we will be inundated with "How has He done?" stories from various and sundry sources. Let's get out ahead of that trend and review a few things.

First, an easy recap: the economic policy review, courtesy of Keith Hennessey. I found this statement revealing:

In my judgment, four initiatives that the Administration hyped heavily appear dead or nearly dead: PPIP, foreclosure prevention, small business lending, and climate change.

On foreign policy, he's screwed up on Russia (first the the reset button and now wanting to ratify treaties without Senate approval), Iran (not supporting democracy), and Honduras (not supporting democracy). Inasmuch as we can attribute the Maersk captain's rescue from the pirates to Obama, he got that one right. Or at least it turned out alright. He hasn't said or done anything of substance about North Korea, despite repeated missile launches in violation of international law, most recently on July 4. Oh, Guantanamo. Guantanamo, that Obama railed against on the campaign trail. Guantanamo, where Obama has quietly kept almost all Bush-era policies.

So...mostly bad. Let's give him a half a star, out of five.